After the Palace Burns, I Have No Consort

Before ascending the throne, Xiao Che, Crown Prince of Dayong, loved Shen Qingci. He once personally painted Sword Practice Under the Moon for her. Later, he believed slanderous rumors, causing the entire General's household to suffer a wrongful accusation... After becoming emperor, he tried to repair his relationship with Shen Qingci. He restored the General's family's reputation, severely punished the officials who had framed them, and even kept the furnishings in her former palace chambers...

After faking her death and escaping to the northern desert, Shen Qingci helps Murong Yan govern the Northern Desert. From then on, the blood feud between their families leaves her and Xiao Che as strangers...

From that point on, Xiao Che suffers from heart palpitations. Each year, on the death anniversaries of Shen Qingci's father and brothers, he coughs up blood in remorse. He never takes an empress for the rest of his life...